Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Fresh figs

G came home with a treat the other day, some lovely fresh figs. Unfortunately these figs were not from our trees, not having much success with them so far, probably too exposed a site for them as they are staying like stalks!

Anyway, these lovely fresh figs, although only a few, went straight into a cake that I've been wanting to make for simply ages. Fresh fig, raspberry and almond cake.

Fresh fig, raspberry and almond cake

The recipe is from Kylie Kwong's book 'Heart and soul' and contains raspberries and ground almonds. If you know how to make a friand, it's basically the same mix - egg whites, icing sugar, ground almonds, melted butter, a little flour and milk. The figs were sliced and lightly pressed on top of the cake.

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Hi, thanks for checking out my blog! My name is Bridget and my blog is about Cabbage Tree Farm, our small piece of paradise where I live with my husband and our young son. Our priority is to be more self-reliant and we endeavour to produce as much fresh, natural food as we can. We have large orchards and a big vegetable garden, with herbs and flowers. We are progressively landscaping our surroundings for privacy and wind protection, and are raising a small number of livestock including pigs, chickens and one or two cattle for food. I cook from scratch, so may share the odd recipe, and share my learning experiences with making soap. Thanks for taking a peek at Cabbage Tree Farm, hope you find something of interest - please leave a comment, we'd love to hear from you!